Colchicum burkei (Baker) J.C.Manning & Vinn.

Species

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Characteristics

Corm not seen; proper leaves 4-5, lanceolate, erect, firm in texture, 1/2-3/4 in. broad low down, the outer a foot long; capitulum few-flowered, globose, under an inch in diameter; pedicels very short; outer bracts ovate, acute, 11/2-2 in. long, similar to the leaves in texture; perianth about an inch long; claw as long as the ovate-lanceolate blade; capsule oblong, above 1/2 in. long; style straight, erect, nearly as long as the capsule.
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Sessile, cormous herb, up to 70 mm high. Leaves erect; blade narrowly ovate, up to 420 mm long. Flowers: bracts herbaceous, green; perianth with blade 9-15 mm long, concave at base, claw 9-15 mm long, ± as long as blade, purple; Jul.
Sessile, cormous herb. Leaves elongate-lanceolate, crowded. Claw of perianth segments as long as blade. Capsule oblong. Flowers white at base, green at apex.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.07
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Colchicum burkei world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77083463-1
WFO ID wfo-0000808241
COL ID 5ZL3Z
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Colchicum burkei Androcymbium burkei